Customs and habits in Luliang area

There are four major religions in Lvliang: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Christianity, with many followers and complete organizations. Buddhism, Catholicism and Christianity have a certain influence in Shanxi Province and even the whole country, and there are about 400 scattered followers of Islam. Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity are distributed in all 13 counties and cities in the city, while Catholicism is distributed in all other counties and cities except Xing County and Lan County.

By the end of 20 12, the number of religious believers in Lvliang exceeded100000, including 30000 Buddhists, 20000 Taoists, 30000 Christians and 20000 Catholics. There are 3 1 Catholic villages in the city, with more than 100 believers, the largest of which is Xinli Village in Wenshui County, almost all of which are Catholics.

There are 163 legal sites for religious activities approved and registered by the people's governments at or above the county level, involving 13 counties and cities, 88 townships and 143 village committees in the whole city. Among them, there are 46 Buddhist temples, Taoist instructors' opinions 15, 48 Christians and 54 Catholics. There are four religious faculty members 190 in the city, including 46 Buddhist monks, 9 Taoist monks, 72 Christians and 63 Catholics.

There are 1 municipal religious groups in the city, namely Lvliang Buddhist Association, which is located in Huida Temple in lishi district. At present, there are 20 county-level religious groups such as lishi district Christian Association, Fenyang Taoist Association, Christian Association, xiaoyi city Christian Association, Catholic Patriotic Association and Taoist Association.

Jiaocheng Christian Association, Jiaokou Christian Association, fangshan county Christian Association, Catholic Patriotic Association, Taoist Association, Linxian Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee, Catholic Patriotic Association, Zhongyang Catholic Patriotic Association, etc.

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Historical evolution:

The establishment of Lvliang can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period, when there were Quyi, Ping Ling, Zhongyang and Guayan counties in Lvliang. In 376 BC, after Han, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin;

Lvliang is the territory of Zhao, which has jurisdiction over Zhongyang, Zishi (formerly Guayan, now Fenyang and Xiaoyi) and Daling (formerly Pingling and now Wenshui). After the establishment of Taiyuan County in the fourth year of Emperor Xiang of Qin Zhuang (the first 246 years), Lvliang became the territory of Taiyuan County, with jurisdiction over Daling, Zishi and other counties.

In the early Han Dynasty, Lvliang was still the territory of Taiyuan County. After the establishment of Xihe County in the fourth year of Yuan Shuo (BC125th), Lvliang belonged to Xihe County, Taiyuan County and Pingyang County. Daling, Tao Ping (Hengtao Village in this paper) and Zishi are counties under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan County.

Xihe County has jurisdiction over Linxian County, Gaolang County, Zhongyang County, Lishi County, Tujun County, Jixian County and Linshui County; Baozi County is a county under the jurisdiction of Pingyang County. After Wang Mang replaced the Han Dynasty, Zishi County was changed to Zitong, Daling County to Daning, Tao Ping County to Duomao, and Linshui County to Shuijian. After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, counties and counties resumed their old names.

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